All 7 Uses of
importune
in
Moll Flanders
- He importuned me to tell him what it was.†
*importuned = begged insistently or urged repeatedly
- He then told me he was resolved not to differ with me in anything, and that therefore he would importune me no more about it, resolving to acquiesce in whatever I did or said; only begged I should then agree, that whatever it was, it should no more interrupt our quiet and our mutual kindness.†
- This was the most provoking thing he could have said to me, for I really wanted his further importunities, that I might be prevailed with to bring out that which indeed it was like death to me to conceal; so I answered him plainly that I could not say I was glad not to be importuned, thought I could not tell how to comply.†
importuned = begged insistently or urged repeatedly
- Well, he importuned me not to talk of going; he assured me he had no dishonourable thing in his thoughts about me, and was very far from offering anything to me that was dishonourable, and if I thought so, he would choose to say no more of it.†
- She continued importuning me several days, but it was impossible, I told her, for me to commit the secret to anybody.†
importuning = begging insistently or repeatedly urging
- I seemed to decline it a while, but suffered myself to be importuned a little, and then yielded.†
importuned = begged insistently or urged repeatedly
- He pressed me to tell him what it was troubled me, but I put it off, till at last, importuning me continually, I was forced to form a story, which yet had a plain truth to lay it upon too.†
importuning = begging insistently or repeatedly urging
Definition:
beg insistently or urge repeatedly